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11.

QUOTE NO PERSON WOULD AGREE TO CONTINUE WITH NUCLEAR ENERGY IF

THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A STRONG LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS WOULD PROVE DANGEROUS TO SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS OF HUMAN BEINGS. UNQUOTE.

OPEN SQUARE BRACKETS. IF NECESSARY. CLOSE SQUARE

BRACKETS. IT WOULD HOWEVER BE STRONGLY COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE, AT THIS SENSITIVE STAGE, FOR CHINA AND BRITAIN TO BE PERCEIVED IN HONG KONG AS JOINING TOGETHER TO PUSH PROJECT THROUGH REGARDLESS

OF THE FEELINGS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE. WHAT IS NEEDED AT PRESENT

IS PATIENT EXPLANATION AND REASSURANCE, AND WE ARE PLAYING OUR

FULL PART IN THAT.

YOUNG

OCMIAN 5949

GUANGDONG

[COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING STREET]

LIMITED

HKD

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NED

TRED

PUSD(MR CROWLEY) WED

PB

PS/MR RENTON PS/PUS

SIR W HARDING

MR DAUNT MR WILSON MR SLATER

ADDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

GUANGDONG NUCLEAR

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